California’s state epidemiologist calls to stop 300,000 vaccinations after possible severe allergic reactions; tens of thousands skip vaccination in India
- Trump lifting Covid travel restrictions on UK, much of Europe and Brazil
- WHO: just 25 Covid vaccine doses administered in low-income countries
- China and WHO made mistakes in containing Covid outbreak, says panel
- Germany weighs up mandatory FFP2 masks in shops and on transport
- Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro sends oxygen to tackle Brazil’s Covid crisis
1.15am GMT
The UK’s leading employers’ organisation has warned Rishi Sunak that businesses running short of cash and resilience cannot afford to wait six weeks for the budget to secure more financial help from the government.
Tony Danker, the director-general of the CBI, called on the chancellor to extend the furlough scheme, defer VAT payments and resist the temptation to raise business taxes as a way of plugging the UK’s record peacetime budget deficit.
Related: Firms cannot wait until budget for more Covid help, Rishi Sunak told
12.58am GMT
New Zealand has imposed a blanket testing regime for all flights arriving internationally, with passengers now required to return a negative Covid test result before departure.
The Covid-19 response minister, Chris Hipkins, said while New Zealand already had tight border controls in place, the rising number of cases around the globe meant further protections were called for.
Related: International arrivals to New Zealand must return negative Covid test before flight
Continue reading…California’s state epidemiologist calls to stop 300,000 vaccinations after possible severe allergic reactions; tens of thousands skip vaccination in India Trump lifting Covid travel restrictions on UK, much of Europe and BrazilWHO: just 25 Covid vaccine doses administered in low-income countriesChina and WHO made mistakes in containing Covid outbreak, says panelGermany weighs up mandatory FFP2 masks in shops and on transportVenezuela’s Nicolás Maduro sends oxygen to tackle Brazil’s Covid crisis 1.15am GMTThe UK’s leading employers’ organisation has warned Rishi Sunak that businesses running short of cash and resilience cannot afford to wait six weeks for the budget to secure more financial help from the government.Tony Danker, the director-general of the CBI, called on the chancellor to extend the furlough scheme, defer VAT payments and resist the temptation to raise business taxes as a way of plugging the UK’s record peacetime budget deficit. Related: Firms cannot wait until budget for more Covid help, Rishi Sunak told 12.58am GMTNew Zealand has imposed a blanket testing regime for all flights arriving internationally, with passengers now required to return a negative Covid test result before departure.The Covid-19 response minister, Chris Hipkins, said while New Zealand already had tight border controls in place, the rising number of cases around the globe meant further protections were called for. Related: International arrivals to New Zealand must return negative Covid test before flight Continue reading…